South America
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:10:00 GMTBrazil: Bolsonaro makes it to the runoff against Lula despite some polls
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of the leftwing Workers' Party (PT) edged the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro of the rightwing Liberal Party (PL) in Sunday's elections by 48.42% against 43.21% of the votes, which shows a d...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:50:00 GMTRockhopper/Navitas plans to develop Falklands' Sea Lion offshore project in late 2023 or 2024
Falklands upstream firm Rockhopper Exploration said a final investment decision (FID) on the Falkland Islands project Sea Lion should be taken by end-2024 the latest. Officials are working on a lower upfront cost project and se...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:20:00 GMTDe Pedro's mission to US heading back home
Argentine Interior Minister Wado De Pedro's trip to the United States alongside a delegation of governors of the country's Grand North has come to an end.
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:17:00 GMTNeymar backs Bolsonaro over Lula
Brazilian football star Neymar has supported incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for Sunday's elections, which earned him heavy criticism from his country's media, where opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva looks pois...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:14:00 GMTArgentine authorities favor sterilization surgery starting at age 16
Argentina's Health Ministry has launched a campaign aimed at enabling teenagers to have access to sterilization procedures such as a vasectomy or a tube ligation from the age of 16, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:11:00 GMTAMLO's emergency hospitalization in January leaked to the press
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was hospitalized in January due to a serious health crisis that had been kept secret but became public Friday after confidential documents were accessed by hackers who leak...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:08:00 GMTRio de Janeiro says meningitis cases on the rise
Health authorities in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro have announced the number of cases of meningitis recorded so far in 2022 already exceeds those detected all throughout 2021.
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:04:00 GMTAnnexation of Ukrainian territories to Russia formalized in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine following the outcome of the referendums, according to which a large majority of locals wanted ...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMTHake fishing halted for conservation purposes
Authorities from Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to halt hake capture effective Oct. 1 on a temporary basis to preserve the species, it was announced.
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:59:00 GMTLabour Conference votes a manifesto commitment to proportional representation
The Labour Party Conference has voted for a manifesto commitment to proportional representation for general elections. This is described as a massive moment for democracy in the UK. Now all major parties, bar the Conservatives,...